Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing

Grable & Sons Metal Prods., Inc. v. Darue Eng'g & Mfg.

Holding "that the national interest in providing a federal forum for federal tax litigation is sufficiently substantial to support the exercise of federal-question jurisdiction."

Empire Healthchoice v. McVeigh

Holding that the federal government's "overwhelming interest in attracting able workers to the federal workforce" and "in the health and welfare of the federal workers upon whom it relies to carry out its functions" was insufficient to transform a "state-court-initiated tort litigation" into a "federal case"

Merrell Dow Pharms. Inc. v. Thompson

Holding that private actors have no federal cause of action for a violation of the Federal Drug and Cosmetic Act

Newman-Green, Inc. v. Alfonzo-Larrain

Holding that, where multiple defendants "are jointly and severally liable, it cannot be argued that [one is] indispensable"

University of S. Alabama v. American Tobacco

Holding that if a party is deemed to be “an arm or alter ego of the State, ” then diversity jurisdiction “must fail”

Jackson v. Bellsouth Telecomms.

Holding that the same analysis applies to federal and Florida RICO claims

Brooks v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.

Holding that employees "who have not suffered an injury in that they have been covered by Medicare for the medical care they have received retain a sufficient interest in this action for purposes of the Constitutional 'case or controversy' requirement"

Sinaltrainal v. Coca-Cola Co.

Holding that a complaint fails to state a claim unless the well-pled factual allegations of the complaint nudge the claims across the line from conceivable to plausible

Pacor, Inc. v. Higgins

Holding that where the cause of action is between third parties, the test for "whether a civil proceeding is related to bankruptcy is whether the outcome of that proceeding could conceivably have any effect on the estate being administered in bankruptcy"

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Section 1332 - Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs

Holding district court has jurisdiction over action between diverse citizens "where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000"

Section 1331 - Federal question

Finding that in order to invoke federal question jurisdiction, a plaintiff's claims must arise "under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States."

Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters

Requiring that fraud be pleaded with particularity

Section 5201 - Purposes

Section 501.212 - Application

Disallowing " claim for personal injury or death or a claim to property other than the property that is the subject of the consumer transaction."

Section 687.0304 - Credit agreements

Defining a credit agreement as an “agreement to lend or forbear repayment of money, goods, or things in action, to otherwise extend credit, or to make any other financial accommodation”